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LOT 0435
Large Wooden Putto
18TH CENTURY A.D.
22 in. (2.35 kg, 56 cm).
Figure carved in the round with draped cloth to the thighs, wings spread, arms raised and hands open to support a symbol; suspension ring to reverse; repaired.
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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